Events

Description:
This popular event is the musical highlight of the Chapel’s year and consists of a sequence of seven readings, interspersed with choral works and congregational carols.
This year, the service will include, amongst others, work by Bach and Britten. Free mulled wine and mince pies will be served in Chapel after the service.

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Churchill provides Music Bursaries to students to help them pursue private instrumental or vocal training. This is a concert at which the holders of these Bursaries will perform for the rest of the College. This term’s performers are Thomas Ainge, Emmy Bacharach, Adrian Ball, Alice Harpole, Jonathan Schranz, and Ronak Shah.

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One of Churchill’s most popular musical events, Jazz in the Bar features an eclectic mix of live music from bands and individuals based at Churchill and beyond. There will also be opportunities for college members to perform their own short sets and impromptu jam sessions.
To sign up to play in this relaxed and friendly environment contact
the Music Sizar, Sean Telford (st600).

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Devil Amiss are a new quartet experimenting with bebop standards, ballads and more recent Fusion Jazz.
This all foregrounds the original tunes the band kicks up, written by the keys man, Gregor Forbes. Devil Amiss enjoy the freedom to play tunes old and new in ways unique to them. Listen out especially for deep-fried grooves from Matt on drums and debonair solos from Seb on guitar.
Gregor Forbes - piano
Matt Colbrook - drums
Seb Funk - guitar
Adrian Ball - bass

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On March 2, Churchill will be hosting the annual festival of the European Piano Teachers Association. The day will be packed full of student performances, working from the youngest to the oldest over the course of the day; the later stages especially filled with convincing performances from promising young pianists to watch out for in the coming years. The event is free to attend for all Churchill college members, and it should be perfectly fine to come and go as you please.

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Churchill's esteemed Jazz Band and College Choir come together to present a mixture of their own items in the first half, before coming together to perform Andrew Daldorph’s A Mass for Life in the second.
Tickets £3/£6
Includes works by Andrew Daldorph, Howard Goodall, and many more.

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Come listen to a free concert by String Theory at the Churchill College recital room!
This excellent ensemble is fronted by MCR member Lay Kodama, and features on the first-ever Churchill college C.D. (currently in production). This is a great chance to hear them live, performing a much-loved repertoire classic: String Quartet No. 12 "American" by Dvořák.
Kin Lam (Violin 1)
Lay Kodama (Violin 2)
Franca Hoffmann (Viola)
Jozefien Vanherpe (Cello)
Free drinks and snacks at the post-concert reception.

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In previous years Churchill Chapel Choir has done a number of joint services with other Chapel Choirs across the University. In continuation of this tradition, on Sunday 4th May the choir will join with Robinson for what will no doubt be an exciting musical service with two very strong choirs!

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The College Choir, led by second-year Musician Jon Schranz and first-year Musician Thomas Ainge, presents its termly concert in the Recital Room, perfect for a short break from exam term revision.
As ever, the repertoire will be wide-ranging, featuring works as diverse as negro sprituals and Disney songs!
Free wine afterwards. £1 Entry

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A short performance by esteemed Patrick Milne, described as a "technically flawless" performer by The Tab. Patrick is a truly
astounding talent that is certain to go far. He will be treating the Churchill audience to a formidable duo of works by Bartók and Liszt on June 4.
YouTube offers some sneak previews of his talent:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhR6FqcJD9w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMVgrjsxxeg
Repertoire to include:
Bartók op.14 Suite
Liszt ‘Vallée d'Obermann’ from the first Années de pèlerinage suite
Free entry

Description:
One of Churchill’s most popular musical events, Jazz in the Bar features an eclectic mix of live music from bands and individuals based at Churchill and beyond. There will also be opportunities for college members to perform their own short sets and impromptu jam sessions.
To sign up to play in this relaxed and friendly environment contact
the Music Sizar, Sean Telford (st600).

Description:
One of Churchill’s most popular musical events, Jazz in the Bar features an eclectic mix of live music from bands and individuals based at Churchill and beyond. There will also be opportunities for college members to perform their own short sets and impromptu jam sessions.
To sign up to play in this relaxed and friendly environment contact
the Music Sizar, Sean Telford (st600).

Description:
The Centre for Intercultural Musicology at Churchill College (CIMACC) presents an evening of music in the Chapel featuring performances by Tom Ainge and Edward Lilley, and new works by Mark Gotham and Valerie Ross.
PROGRAMME
Valerie Ross : * Blue Spot
Jane Turner (body), Jorg Fachner (saz/percussion), Tom Ainge (voice),
Deepak Venkateshvaran (tabla), Shuraifa Faruqi (electronics)
Mark Gotham: *Isomorphic Fantasy
John Bachelor and Edward Lilley (organ)
Joshua Uzoigwe: Egwu Amala
Jiaxi Liu (Piano)
Lutosławski: Two movements from Dance Preludes
Edward Lilley (Piano)
Tom Ainge (Clarinet)
Hibiki Ichikawa & Deepak Venkateshvaran: * Electric and Shisa
new works for Tsugaru Shamizen & Tabla
Cambridge Gamelan Group: Traditional & Contemporary Javanese Gamelan pieces led by Robert Campion
*first performance
The Centre for Intercultural Musicology at Churchill College & the Churchill Music Society are delighted to host the BIBAC2014 Conference Concert featuring members of the CIMACC Ensemble , Churchill Music Society & Cambridge Gamelan Group. The concert promises an enchanting evening of sensual tonescapes, rhythmic pulsations through mixed meters, instruments from different cultures interacting and therapeutic hues resonating from the Javanese Gamelan, plus the first performance of several compositions as artifacts of practice-led research.
FREE ADMISSION
BOOKINGS :
outreach@educ.cam.ac.uk
People interested in attending the concert should book early as there are limited places since the events are part of an international conference (BIBAC2014, 24-26 Oct Cambridge).
Please see attached flyer for further information.

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Churchill College's Organ Scholar Edward Lilley, on the college’s fine Rubio Harpsichord, and Helen
Lilley (soprano) will perform an early evening recital of music from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725)

Description:
An early evening recital featuring performances by talented Freshers in the Recital Room. If you’d like to perform, contact Sean Telford (st600@cam.ac.uk).
Free refreshments will be served afterwards.

Description:
This popular event is the musical highlight of the Chapel’s year and consists of a sequence of seven readings, interspersed with choral works and congregational carols.
Featuring:
Palestrina: I look from afar
Bach: 'Jesus Bleibet Meine Freude' from Cantata BWV 147
Bruckner: Christus Factus Est
Rachmaninoff: Bogoroditse Devo (Ave Maria)
Tavener: The Lamb
Rose: Final responses
And many carols
Free mulled wine and mince pies will be served in Chapel after the service.

Description:
To finish the term’s musical festivities, the Buttery will be filled Jazz for the evening, from bands and individuals based at Churchill and beyond. There will also be opportunities for college members to perform their own short sets and impromptu jam sessions.
If you’re interested in performing, contact Sean Telford (st600@cam.ac.uk)